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An Elite Trade School
By blending college education with a traditional form of craftmanship education, the American College of Building Arts guides students to build tables…
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Remember The Silence
To sit at the bedside of the dying is a profound and sacred thing. It's a great evil that we denied this to so many people.
Feb 5
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Podcast: The Dignity of Dependence with Leah Libresco Sargeant
Matt and Leah discuss her recent book "The Dignity of Dependence" and how dependence and action of care are core to the human experience
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The Case Against Masks In Schools
Aug 20, 2021
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A Long One About The Florida Data Scandal
May 22, 2020
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The Case Of The Abandoned Metrics
Jan 4, 2022
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The Fallacy of Red Covid
Apr 21, 2022
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Essential Terms of the Authority Crisis
Jun 22, 2022
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What Conservatives Missed In Barbie
Aug 21, 2023
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We Don't Believe You
The practice of using extrapolation as a substitute for evidence leads us ever further from the truth
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A 2025 Reading List For Unfocused Esoterics
It’s been a fairly insane year for me involving unemployment, deaths in the family, and what seems to be one crisis after another.
Dec 18, 2025
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Agents
In which a technologist hands Grok his years of communication to help make sense of relationships in chaos
Dec 10, 2025
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Inside the Minnesota Benefits Fraud Scandal
I talk with Ann Bauer about her investigation of and view inside Minnesota Benefits Fraud Scandal
Dec 8, 2025
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Honor and Duty Aren't Toys
Democrats call the "Refuse Illegal Orders" is an irresponsible and cynical attempt to leverage the virtue of enlisted men and women for partisan gain.
Nov 28, 2025
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Canada Is Losing The War On Measles
Canada losing their elimination status for measles is a nerve-wracking reminder of the fragility of modern civilization
Nov 22, 2025
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Never Discount Yourself
You are not replacable
Nov 16, 2025
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